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Channel crossing chaos: What caused queues at Dover and Folkestone and are we in for more delays?

Published 26 July 2022
By David Mullen
A 'perfect storm' was blamed for travel chaos that saw some families trapped in their cars for up to 21 hours.

AA predicts “bumper” Christmas

Traffic volumes over the Christmas period are expected to reach levels not seen since before the pandemic, according to the AA.
Published 10 December 2021

Do EV batteries drain when stuck in traffic?

If you're stuck in a traffic jam with a less than full battery in your electric car, should you be worried about it running out of juice?
Published 13 August 2021
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The AA warns of back-to-school jams

Pop-up cycle lanes and wider pavements could cause ‘localised gridlock’ if parents chose to drive, warns the AA.
Published 24 August 2020

Revealed: the UK's most heavily congested cities

New traffic data analysis claims to have revealed most congested cities in the UK — and contrary to popular belief, London isn't top of the list.
Published 30 January 2020

Video: Runaway trailer causes huge traffic jam

Highways England has urged drivers to ensure anything being towed is properly connected, after a runaway wagon caused a five-mile jam on the M25.
Published 26 August 2019
Snow and traffic jams forecast this Easter: drivers warned to take extra care on roads

Snow and traffic jams forecast this Easter

With temperatures forecast to hit minus 10C in some parts of the country this Easter, British motorists are being warned to take extra care...
Published 26 March 2018

Traffic jam cost rises to £9bn a year

Highways chiefs have been ordered to reduce the time taken to reopen motorways after accidents as figures showed that traffic jams cost the econo
Published 25 October 2017
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9m drivers to cause holiday chaos

As school holidays start across the UK and summer staycations get under way, a staggering 9m cars are expected on the roads this weekend
Published 17 July 2017
Promised fines for ‘ghost roadworks’ vanish into thin air

Promised fines for ‘ghost roadworks’ vanish

Utility companies have persuaded ministers to retreat from plans to impose fines on them for abandoning roadworks over the weekend after complain
Published 15 March 2017
Parents risk criminal record over school run

Parents risk criminal record over school run

The harried parents dashing along the pavements of Severn Drive with unruly shoals of children in tow do not look much like criminals...
Published 05 March 2017
Reader Letters: Red-light rage and used car dealers

Reader Letters: Red-light rage and used car dealer

Barry Borman asks what can be done about cyclists who thump the cars of drivers who tell them they have jumped a red light...
Published 27 November 2016
Fines for unmanned roadworks in government crackdown on traffic chaos

Fines for unmanned roadworks in government crackdown...

The misery of sitting in a traffic jam at roadworks only to notice that no work is being carried out could end thanks to a government crackdown on...
Published 15 April 2016